Find-VBRHvEntity

Short Description

Returns Hyper-V objects.

Applies to

Platform: Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Look for an array of Hyper-V hosts and VMs.

Find-VBRHvEntity [-Name <String[]>] [-Server <CHost[]>] [-HostsAndVMs] [<CommonParameters>]

Look for an array of Hyper-V hosts.

Find-VBRHvEntity [-Name <String[]>] [-Server <CHost[]>] [-Hosts] [<CommonParameters>]

Look for an array of Hyper-V hosts and volumes.

Find-VBRHvEntity [-Name <String[]>] [-Server <CHost[]>] [-HostsAndVolumes] [<CommonParameters>]

Look for an array of Hyper-V VM groups.

Find-VBRHvEntity [-Name <String[]>] [-Server <CHost[]>] [-VMGroups] [<CommonParameters>]

Look for an array of Hyper-V tags:

Find-VBRHvEntity [-Name <String[]>] [-Server <CHost[]>] [-Tags] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns an array of Hyper-V objects.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Name	Specifies an array of entity names. The cmdlet will return entities with these names.	String[]	False	Named	False
Server	Specifies an array of Hyper-V hosts. The cmdlet will return entities created on these hosts.	Accepts the CHost[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
HostsAndVMs	Defines that the cmdlet will return an array of hosts and VMs. Default: False.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Hosts	Defines that the cmdlet will return an array of hosts. Default: False.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
HostsAndVolumes	Defines that the cmdlet will return an array of hosts and volumes. Default: False.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
VMGroups	Defines that the cmdlet will return an array of VM groups. Default: False.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Tags	Defines that the cmdlet will return an array of tags. Note: To specify the tag name, provide the Name parameter. Default: False.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the following Hyper-V objects:

CRootItem
CHvHostItem
CHvVmItem

Examples

Example 1. Getting all Hosts and VMs Available on Hyper-V

This example shows how to get a list of all hosts and VMs available on the HvHost Hyper-V server.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "HvHost"

Find-VBRHvEntity -Server $server -HostsAndVMs

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Find-VBRHvEntity cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Provide the HostsAndVMs parameter.

Example 2. Getting all Hosts Available on Hyper-V

This example shows how to get a list of all hosts available on the HvHost Hyper-V server.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "HvHost"

Find-VBRHvEntity -Server $server -Hosts

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.

Run the Find-VBRHvEntity cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Provide the Hosts parameter.

Example 3. Getting all Hosts and Volumes Available on Hyper-V

This example shows how to get a list of all hosts and volumes available on the HvHost Hyper-V server.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "HvHost"

Find-VBRHvEntity -Server $server -HostsAndVolumes

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.

Run the Find-VBRHvEntity cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Provide the HostsAndVolumes parameter.

Example 4. Getting all Hyper-V Tags

This example shows how to get a list of all tags available on the HvHost Hyper-V server.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "HvHost"

Find-VBRHvEntity -Server $server -Tags

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.

Run the Find-VBRHvEntity cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Provide the Tags parameter.

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer